Box-car.



A. STUCKL BOX CAR.

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Be it known t at 1, Armor Srncm, a resident of Pittsburgh, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a'new and useful Improvement in Box-Car's, of which the following is a specification p This invention relates to railway carcou truction, and more particularly to the construction of the ends of box, baggage, express, and similar cars.

The object of the invention is to provide a construction of. this character comprising a self'co'ntained metal frame which provides a maximum of strength together with lightness of construction, and is ableto stand the strain of shifting loads.

The invention comprises the construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter de scribed and claimed.

e In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is in part an end View of the car and in part a view of theend framing'with the end sheathing removed; Fig. 2 is a plan view of a part of the car underframe on an enlarged scale; Fig. 3 is a vertical central longitudinal section of thecar end; and Figs. 4,5, 6, 7 and 8 are detail views of various parts of the structure.

The underframe of the car may be of any desired construction. The one illustrated has been selected merely as one type which can be used for this purpose. The underframe shown is designed to carry practically the entire load on the center sills, these beingin the form of plate girders 1, tapering toward their ends, and at their upper edges being provided with a single angle bar 3. The two center sills are connected by a top cover plate 4: riveted to the angle bar 3. These center sills-shown may. projecten tirely to the ends of the car. Preferably, however, to facilitate repair, said SlllS project only slightly heyond the body bolsters and have spliced thereto the draft-sills 6, which are shown-as pressed members of general Z shape in cross section. The-body bolsters comprise center fillers or braces 7 between the center sills and web members 8 extending from the center sills out to the carfsides. These web members are pressed members wi-tli'flanges on all edges, the inner flanges being riveted to the center sills.

Two such web members are'providedplace'd A bottom cover plate 9 1s Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed August 12, 1908. Serial No. 443,233.

bottom flanges of the web central braces 7, said cover unmterruptedly from side flanges of the and 42 extend from the lower riveted to the members 8, and plate extending to side underneath the center sills. A top cover plate 10 is similarl riveted to the top web mem ers 8, and extends across the center sill cover plated.

he corner posts 30. are of generaLchannel shape, bein secured at their upper ends to the end car e 31, and at their lower ends beingsecured to the end sill 33. The 'end sill is composed of two sections extending from the'draft sills to the corners of the car. of channel shape with the web arranged vertically and Is also provided -with end flanges. The bottom flange of the endsill, at the corners of the car, is turned into the plane of the web, as indicated? at 34, to give an enlarged riveting area at this point. A bottom side angle 35 is secured to the lower end of the side posts and also to the corner posts. Push-pole pockets 36 are secured over the; joint ofthe end sill, corner posts" 35, giving a finish'at this point and also nection...

The end wall is made very strong so as to take care of the shocks due to the shifting loads, being braced and trussed to efiectively take care of the stresses. It is provided with end posts 37 of general channel shape with the webs arranged longitudinally of the car being much wider at their lower ends than at their upper ends. The inner flange of these posts at the bottom is turned into the plane of the web, as shown at 38, Figs. 2 and 3, to provide an enlar ed riveting area for riveting to the web 0:? These posts taper their upper ends lie inside of the vertical flange of the end roof angle3l. The flange 39, at the'inner end of t 'e end sill 33 is secured to the web of an-end post, while the flange 40 at the end of the end sill is riveted to the web of a corner post, side an le 35, and push-pole pocket 36. l )iagonal 1 races ends of the end; posts 37 to the upper ends of .the corner posts 30. These braces are of-angle shape, and have their lower ends bent to horizontal positiom as at 44, and riveted to the-top;

flange of the end sill and thenbent'f-llp wardly, as at 43, and riveted to theE-wehs These braces serve to heap of the end posts.

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or end rectangle of the car The end sill is the draft sills. toward their tops, and

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brace the car body square, form connections and between the end sills. and" the and posts, and also form stops for shifting loads, having their lower ends near the "center of the car body so as to'efiectually take care of suchstr'esses. The upper ends of the braces 42 fitinto the upper ends of,- the corner posts fill and are riveted thereto. Sidetruss rods 46 of thecar preferably have their ends extending through theseoverlapping' corner posts and braces, and anchored therein.

plates of the body fend sill and side angle.

one side of the trough I provided with diagonal The end portion of the car underframe is shape to receive a nailing 52, to provide a seat for the nailing str p 53 I Between the outer ends of the draft sills is a as, provided with casting "5'5 which is recessed fronrits lower receive the shank 56 of the coupling. casting is riveted to the draft sills, and

n upwardly projecting This flange or flanges the end sheathing.

The car frame described is adapted to receive sheathing, roof, floor and'lining of any desired character. As shown, the car is providedf'wit'h a wooden floor 64, nailed to the strin 's and nailin stri s described and a.

. t) t b wood fai ing which may extend upward to any desired height and is nailed to suitable wooden nailing strips 66 pbsts the car and to the corner and end posts; The'eXterna-l sheathing and car roof .maylikewise be of wood if desired, but preferably are formed of metal. The side sheathing is formed of sections of sheet metal, 67, extending from top to bottom and having their side edges joined by suitable interlocking flanges 68. The sections composing the sheathing. are assembled on the ground with the interlocking flanges and are riveted through the flanges as necessary or desired. The roof is composed of similar sheet metal sections 69 provided with similar interlockingflanges-70. The ends of the roof sheets are riveted to the side roof or cave angle 71. In erecting the car, the side angle 35 is sligl'itly the; outside of the side'angleiio by flattening braces 48, which are The ends of thesebraces are flat--.

62 for the attachment of secured to side end posts riveted to longitudinal sills,

spaced from the outer" "3 edges of the side posts and the outer ends of I side sheathing the interlo king flanges of said sheathing, but it is p eferred' to apply the sheathing inside the angle 35, as said angle forms a protection against injury from the wheels of wagons which back against the car when loading and unloading. The roof sheathing likewise is self-contained and is applied bodily, the cave angles 71 fitting over the top edges of theside sheathing. 7 The members are then riveted together at the top and bottom and at. the posts.

Theflangesof the roof sheets preltler ably project upwardly or outwardly nd' form transverse ribs to stiffen and strengthen said roof. Cleats for the running-board 73 may be secured directly to these flanges when projecting outwardly.

The end sheathing is made-in sections. Between the end posts 37 the metal sheet 78 is provided with edge flanges riveted to the websof the end posts. Centrally this sheet 'is provided with a vertical corrugation to i-ions7 9, and joined together by interlocking flanges 68, like the side sheathing, and with the flanges projecting inwardly. At the in ner edge, the sheathing is flanged and riveted to the Web of an end post. The upper edge lies inside of the roof angle, and the loweredge can be riveted to the outer face of the end sill.

The car section described comprises an all metal frame adapted to effectively take care of all loads and stresses, and adapted to re-- ceive sheathing, roof, floor and lining of any character.

What I claim is 1. A railway box car comprising central longitudinal sills, a roof, roof carlines, and

the sills and to the end carlines, said end posts being of channel section extending downwardly below said rivets with undiminished width and tapering toward their tops.

2. A railway box car comprising central a roof, roof carlines, and 1 end posts of channel form tapering toward their tops, having their webs riveted to the webs of the longitudinal sills and their upper ends riveted to the end carlines, said posts extending downwardlyv of 'undi- 1 minished width below the rivets which secure the same to the-longitudinal sills.

3. A railway car frame comprising central longitudinal sills, roof carlines, and en posts riveted to the ends of the sills and the roofcarlines, said posts being of channel form and having their, inner flanges at the bottom turned into the plane of the webs to provide enlarged riveting areas.

4. A railwaycar frame comprising central 1 memes longitudinal sills, end posts secured to said sills, a divided end sill, and diagonal braces secured to the inner ends of the sections of the end sills and extending tothe upper outer corners of the car.

5. A railway car frame comprising central longitudinal sills, a divided end sill, a car body, end posts riveted to the ends of the central sills, and diagonal braces secured to the lower ends of said end posts and extending to the car body.

-6. A railway car frame comprising central longitudinalsills, a roof, an end roof carline bent to conform to the contour of the roof, and end posts riveted to the ends of the central sills and tapering toward their upper ends and secured to said end roof carline. r

7. A railway car frame comprising central longitudinal sills, end posts secured to said sills, a divided end sill, and diagonal braces secured to the end sill and end posts.

8. A railway car frame comprising central longitudinal sills, end posts secured to said sills, an end sill, corner posts, and diagonal braces secured at their lower ends to the end sill and end posts and at their upper ends to the corner posts. 7

9. A railway car frame comprising end sills, end posts, corner posts and diagonal braces, said braces having their upper ends upper outer corners of the sills, metallic end sheathing,

secured to the corner posts and their lower ends provided with a horizontal portion se-,-

portion ner posts, diagonal end braces having their.

upper ends lapping the upper ends of the corner posts, and side truss rods anchored in said overlapping ends.

12. A railway car frame comprising cor ner posts and end sills riveted together, said end sills being of channel form with the lower flange plane of the Web 111g areas.

13. A metal railway car comprising draft and a casting riveted between the ends of the draft sills and provided with an upwardly projecting flange secured to the end sheathing.

to provide enlarged rivet- In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand.

ARNOLD STUCKI. Witnesses F RED. C. GROTE,

F. W. WINTER.

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